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How to use NTP Network Time Protocol in Powershell

ActiveSocket provides an easy-to-use development interface to a variety of IP protocols. By using ActiveSocket, you can very easily create or enhance applications with network features.

ActiveSocket features the following: DNS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPs, ICMP Ping, IP-to-Country, MSN, NTP, RSH, SCP, SFTP, SNMP v1/v2c (Get, GetNext, Set), SNMP Traps, SNMP MIB, SSH, TCP, Telnet, TFTP, UDP, Telnet, Wake-On-LAN and more.

ActiveSocket can be well integrated into Powershell environments.

This document describes how ActiveSocket can be integrated into Powershell.

Step 1: Download and install the ActiveSocket Toolkit

Download ActiveSocket from the ActiveXperts Download Site and start the installation. The installation guides you through the installation process.

Step 2: Create a new script

Create a new script using your favorite editor. You can simply use notepad. However, a Powershell editor is recommended, so you can browse through objects, objects properties and object functions.

You're now able to write a more advanced script to communicate using the ActiveSocket Toolkit.

Step 3: Create the ActiveSocket object in Powershell

Create a new Powershell file called DEMO.PS1. :

Create the ActiveSocket object(s) like this:

$objNtp =  new-object -comobject ActiveXperts.Ntp

Now, add the following lines to the file to have your fist ActiveSocket VBScript program:

Write-Host "ActiveSocket Version " $objNtp.Version "; Build " $objNtp.Build "; Module " $objNtp.Module
Write-Host "Expiration date: " $objNtp.ExpirationDate

Full Sample Code

#################################################################################
# ActiveSocket - Powershell script
# © Copyright ActiveXperts Software B.V.
#
# For more information about ActiveSocket, please
# visit the online ActiveSocket page at:
# http://www.activexperts.com
#################################################################################
#  NTP Sample: retrieve time from NTP time server
#################################################################################

cls

#################################################################################
# THE SCRIPT ITSELF ------------------------------------------------------------#
#################################################################################

# Create a socket instance
$objNtp =  new-object -comobject ActiveXperts.Ntp

# Write some information to console
Write-Host "ActiveSocket Version " $objNtp.Version "; Build " $objNtp.Build "; Module " $objNtp.Module
Write-Host "Expiration date: " $objNtp.ExpirationDate

do
	{
		$strHostName = Read-Host "Enter a Time Server (hostname or IP address) [e.g.: ntp.activexperts-labs.com ]"
	}
while ($strHostName -eq "")

$objNtp.GetTime($strHostName)
Write-Host "GetTime, result: " $objNtp.LastError " (" $objNtp.GetErrorDescription($objNtp.LastError) ")"

if($objNtp.LastError -eq 0)
	{
		Write-Host "Time on timeserver: " DateSerial( $objNtp.Year, $objNtp.Month, $objNtp.Day ) " " TimeSerial( $objNtp.Hour, $objNtp.Minute, $objNtp.Second )
		Write-Host "Difference between Time Server and Local Computer: " $objNtp.LocalOffsetSeconds " seconds"
	}
		
Write-Host "Ready."

To run the code, start Powershell and browse to the location of the file you just created. Enter .\Demo.ps1 to run the code. Notice that if the script is not working, you have to change the execution policy; you can do that with the following command: 

Set-ExecutionPolicy -unrestricted

There are NTP samples included with the product. You can also find them on the ActiveXperts FTP site: ftp.activexperts-labs.com/samples/network-component